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New York installing 'high-heel friendly' subway grates
2015-12-11 05:12:11| Railroads - Topix.net
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that subway grates on a stretch of sidewalk in Manhattan come with a new feature -- they're "high-heel friendly." The MTA said the grates installed above the East 55th Street Ventilation Facility between Park and Madison avenues were designed in part to address the complaints of wearers of high-heeled shoes, who have long struggled with their heels becoming wedged in the grates.
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Free WiFi Arrives in Subway Stations on UES and The Bronx
2015-12-09 07:28:26| Wireless - Topix.net
Free Wi-Fi and cellular service has been rolled out at 37 subway stations in Upper Manhattan and The Bronx, according to officials. Those who pass through 20 stations in The Bronx and 17 on the east side of upper Manhattan, including stops along Lexington Avenue at 51st, 59th and 86th streets, and all the way up to 149th Street-Grand Concourse, can now log onto the internet or make a call while underground, according to William Bayne, the CEO of the service provider Transit Wireless .
MTA To Test Open Gangway Subway Cars
2015-12-06 17:53:35| Railroads - Topix.net
The warnings not to pass between subway cars could become a thing of the past. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ordered 10 open gangway cars as part of its 2015-2019 capital plan, 2nd Ave. Sagas reported .
Subway hires former Coca-Cola exec Joseph Tripodi as chief marketing officer to revamp image
2015-12-03 18:00:56| Beverages - Topix.net
Subway hopes to revamp its tarnished image by hiring former Coca-Cola executive Joseph Tripodi as its new chief marketing officer. Tripodi is joining the sandwich chain at a tough time for the brand.
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NYC subway covered in Nazi insignia for Amazon ad promotion
2015-11-24 19:19:36| Railroads - Topix.net
A New York City subway has been covered with the Nazi insignia in an ad promotion for a new Amazon series. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's highly trafficked 42nd Street shuttle is covered in the Nazi and Imperial Japan insignias to promote "The Man in the High Castle," a show that imagines an alternate history in which the Axis powers win World War II after exploding a nuclear device on Washington, D.C. MTA instituted a policy in April that bans political ads from its subways and buses.
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